calcification

Original Contribution

Subanalysis of the CONFIRM Registries: Acute Procedural Outcomes in Claudicant and Critical Limb Ischemia Patients With Varying Levels of Calcification Treated for Peripheral Arterial Disease With Orbital Atherectomy

10/30/2015

George L. Adams, MD, MHS¹; Tony Das, MD²; Michael S. Lee, MD³; Robert Beasley, MD⁴; Jihad Mustapha, MD⁵

George L. Adams, MD, MHS1; Tony Das,...

This analysis compares the procedural outcomes of PAD patients treated with orbital atherectomy stratified by Rutherford class and acute angiographic outcomes of these patients stratified by degree of lesion calcification.

This analysis compares the...

10/30/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffolds for Heavily Calcified Lesions: How to Tackle the Rugged Passage?

07/30/2015

Tadashi Miyazaki, MD^1,2,*; Vasileios F. Panoulas, MD, PhD, MRCP^1,3,*; Katsumasa Sato, MD¹; Azeem Latib, MD¹; Antonio Colombo, MD¹

Tadashi Miyazaki, MD1,2,*; Vasileios...

A heavily calcified left descending artery lesion was successfully treated with bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS). This case demonstrates the importance of optimal lesion preparation, adequate dedicated device support, and careful...

A heavily calcified left...

07/30/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology